Wildfire map Cameroon
Fires in Cameroon right now
Updated
56 fire clusters detected in Cameroon in the last 48 h Most active: 71 km SSW of Kousséri (94 detections).
Active fires in Cameroon from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 56 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 278
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 71 km SSW of Kousséri 94 detections
- Most affected region
- Far North 45 clusters
Active fires in Cameroon
Satellites detected 278 thermal hotspots in Cameroon in the last 48 h, grouped into 56 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 71 km SSW of Kousséri with 94 detections and a peak of 26 MW, last seen Sun 1:42 pm local time.
By region, Far North has 45 clusters (265 detections), West has 5 clusters (6 detections), North-West has 2 clusters (3 detections).
Fires are assigned to the country of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can appear under the neighbour.
Largest fire clusters
| Fire cluster | Region | Detections | Peak FRP | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 km SSW of Kousséri | Far North | 94 | 26 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 85 km SSE of Maroua | Far North | 20 | 31 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 104 km E of Maroua | Far North | 22 | 15 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 76 km N of Maroua | Far North | 12 | 21 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 54 km SW of Kousséri | Far North | 8 | 13 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 94 km SSE of Maroua | Far North | 16 | 13 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 76 km SW of Kousséri | Far North | 7 | 20 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 98 km SE of Kousséri | Far North | 5 | 16 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 55 km SSE of Kousséri | Far North | 4 | 15 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 80 km NNE of Maroua | Far North | 8 | 6 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 38 km SW of Kousséri | Far North | 6 | 8 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 64 km NNE of Maroua | Far North | 5 | 15 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 127 km E of Maroua | Far North | 7 | 9 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 17 km SW of Kousséri | Far North | 1 | 33 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 109 km E of Maroua | Far North | 7 | 7 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 44 km SW of Maroua | Far North | 1 | 29 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 41 km S of Kousséri | Far North | 2 | 17 MW | Sat 2:01 pm |
| 78 km NE of Maroua | Far North | 5 | 6 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 66 km S of Kousséri | Far North | 2 | 10 MW | Sat 2:01 pm |
| 110 km SSE of Maroua | Far North | 2 | 7 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 126 km ESE of Maroua | Far North | 2 | 9 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| remote Far North, 184 km ESE of Kousséri | Far North | 1 | 12 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 61 km NNW of Kumbo | North-West | 2 | 7 MW | Sun 1:40 pm |
| remote Far North, 177 km S of Maroua | Far North | 2 | 8 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
| 72 km NE of Maroua | Far North | 2 | 7 MW | Sun 1:42 pm |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Maroua nearest 8 km E
- Wildfires near Kousséri nearest 17 km SW
- Wildfires near Buea nearest 47 km ESE
- Wildfires near Limbe nearest 50 km E
Official information
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other countries
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.